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Paris 2024: Nigeria’s men’s and women’s 4x100m teams seal Olympic Games ticket

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s men’s and women’s 4x100m teams seal Olympic Games ticket

Team Nigeria ensured four of its relay teams will be on the plane to this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris after the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams secured automatic qualification on Sunday. The country’s 4x400m men’s and mixed relay teams got their tickets to the Games earlier on Saturday, with the 4x100m teams having to wait a day after in the repechage races. The quartet...

Nigeria’s Onwuzuruike qualifies for 2023 World Athletics Championships with new record

Nigeria’s Onwuzuruike qualifies for 2023 World Athletics Championships with new record

Nigeria's sprint star, Udodi Onwuzurike qualified for the men's 100m event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships after running a personal best of 9.92 seconds on Friday. Onwuzurike had a commanding performance in Sacramento as he led the men's 100m quarter-finals of the American National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) West Preliminaries. The 20-year-old who schools in Stanford University is now the first Nigerian to run a...